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I came to know that all is borrowed,
even time
One day I bought a property, thinking it mine
as if I could somehow claim it - that which is truly wild,
perhaps appears temporarily tamed
shall one day be reclaimed,
swallowed by time
no memory,
no name
baby doesn't want to sleep
baby is too busy
being awake
and
crying
baby doesn't know how to sleep
and there's no mother
to teach her
baby's mother
let's her cry
and cry
and cry
but baby's mother
has no intention
of teaching her to sleep
baby's mother
just likes to hear her
cry
i feel like a baby that needs to be bullied into sleeping because i forgot how.
Wondering eyes stare at me
"Why's she here?
Who is she?
Why should I care...
That she's standing there...
This person I've never met...
Why do I see her as a threat?
Why when I see here standing near...
does my heart clench with unyielding fear..."
My wondering eyes stare back at her
"I'm not backing down,. I know my worth
I want you to know you should be scared
Because I am here to conquer, so be prepared!"
Seeing no way I could make myself clearer...
I turn away from the wondering eyes in the mirror.
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